Re: [council] Regarding working group membership

["Sophia B" <sophiabekele@xxxxxxxxx>]

Bruce,

Does the response you gave to Ross address my later request on the same?


> Observers: Observers shall not be members of or entitled to vote on the
> > working group, but otherwise shall be entitled to participate on equal
> > footing with members of the working group.   In particular observers
> > will be able to join the mailing list, and attend teleconferences or
> > physical meetings."
>  Note that staff should still encourage participants to join one of the
> > established GNSO constituencies where the observer appears to meet the
> > criteria for membership
> >
May I inform the above group from Russia and Iran as well as others to refer
to the above for joining the IDN WG?

I would also like to ask for the council to raise the topic of creating an
IDN constituancy or similar to advance the issues of IDNs.

Regards,
Sophia





On 24/02/07, Bruce Tonkin <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Ross,
>
> >
> > Until such time that the constituencies can provide the
> > diversity of input that our processes require, we should
> > seriously consider implementing a temporary framework that
> > would allow for greater participation in the working groups
> > and task forces without the high bar that qualifying as an
> > expert (or creating a new constituency) requires in
> > situations where a stakeholder has applied for membership in
> > a constituency, but does not qualify due to the narrow
> > qualification criteria employed by a constituency.
>
> I have had the opportunity to discuss this idea with a few people in
> Marina Del Ray (but unfortunately didn't get time for a wider discussion
> with the whole group).
>
> I note that with the new gTLD committee we have supported the
> participation of observers in the physical meetings including listening
> to their views on issues.
>
> I therefore recommend the following:
>
> "Observers: Observers shall not be members of or entitled to vote on the
> working group, but otherwise shall be entitled to participate on equal
> footing with members of the working group.   In particular observers
> will be able to join the mailing list, and attend teleconferences or
> physical meetings."
>
> To guard against some of the behaviour that can occur with unregulated
> mailing lists, observers must provide their real name, organisation (if
> associated with an organisation) and contact details to the GNSO
> secretariat, and the GNSO secretariat will verify at least their email
> address and phone contact information.   Observers will also be
> requested to provide a public statement of interest, as for working
> group members.
>
> Where a person joins an already established working group, this will be
> on the basis that it is their responsibility to read the existing
> documents, listen to teleconference recordings, and read the mailing
> list discussions before commenting on topics that have already been
> dealt with by the working group.
>
> Note that staff should still encourage participants to join one of the
> established GNSO constituencies where the observer appears to meet the
> criteria for membership.
>
> Please let me know if you have any issues or changes to make on this
> suggestion over the next 7 days, otherwise I will direct staff to allow
> observers.  This will be fairly consistent with how we have handled
> liaisons in the past.
>
> E.g From the ICANN bylaws:
>
> "There may also be two liaisons to the GNSO Council, one appointed by
> each of the Governmental Advisory Committee and the At-Large Advisory
> Committee from time to time, who shall not be members of or entitled to
> vote on the GNSO Council, but otherwise shall be entitled to participate
> on equal footing with members of the GNSO Council. "
>
>
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin